Hat or cap.



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HAT OR GAP.

APPLICATION FILED APR.27, 1908.

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HAT 0R GAP.

APPLICATION FILED APR.27, 1908.

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BY' f*v f A TTORNE Y.

it cach particular size had to be made as a poses as is very commonly one. ln thls use JAMES F. DODD, OF

DELAWA RE, OHIO.

HAT on oar.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. et, lltttltlf.

application mea Api-i1 at, 190s. seiiai No. 429.382.

To all, whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Jaiunstltt. Dono, a citizen of the United States. residing at Delaware, in thecounty of Delaware andtittate of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Hats or Capsr` of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hats or caps, especiallyv of the kind which are adjustable and may therefore be adapted t the size of the head of the wearei;`the atlinstability being rendered )ossible by'overv lappingof parts, so that a ter the\parts are i overlapped they still appear attractive and stillfpreservc the proper form.

I contemplate constructing my improved hat or cap out oi" paper or tabricP the purpose being to produce a cheap article `which may be used for advertisine and other purof such article it is recognized that the article must. be cheap, and if one standard size may bel made containing adjustingmeans to adapt the same to the head of the wearer, the

reduction can take place more cheaply than Se tirate article.

eferring to the drawings which are hereto attached and hereby made a part of this Specification, Figure l represents the crown of a hat or cap lmade to be adjustable; Fig. 2 represents the brim of a.- hat, it being understood that the brim is not necessary in the construction or cap; Fig. 3 represents the hat completed and adjusted to the desired size, corresponding to size 7 as .shown in Fig. 2; lfi d is a cap .having a modilied form o the a justable construction, Fig. shows e crimped or corrugated construction for the turned-up portion of the brim. lin the drawings in which the same numeral represents the same part throughout,l is the crown piece of a hatl or cap, being preferably formed of one piece o1' strong ne er or fabric pressed into the shape shown in, l, or formed of a flat top and circu lar sides 2 made in two parts or pieces sewed or otherwise secured together; 3 is the brim adapted for use'with the crown 1, and as shown, it is formed of a piece of material having the central portion cut away as at ll, and then duted andthe tips or tongues 5 bent upwardly'. lnstead of cutting out the triangular portions between the tips or tongues 5, the material which 'is thus turned up muy be crimped'or corrugated, and to the surfaces t of these eorrugations the crown ptirtion may be attached as hereinafter described. The edges (l and 7 are adapted to meet and overlap, the edges (3 being adapted preferably to overlap the edge 7 as more clearly appears in Fig. 3. The side'portion 2 may be secured to the tips or tongues 5 or the corrugations where they are formed as hereinbeore mentioned, in any prel'erred manner by gluing or sewing or otherwise, whereupon the hat assumes the appearance shown in Fig. 3,

lafter the edge portion 6 has been brought into overlap relation-'with the edge portion 7. As shown in Fig. 1the crown is slit forn'iing the triangular notch oropening t? in both the toptand the sides, and. this s formed as to bring the portions into or lapped relation as appears in l" The edge of the outer overbippingpoi t of the crown portion is adapted to be on'- tinuous with the outer overla ping -cop3 v "l the brim portion and l: have(A esignatee continuous line herein by the numerate il? l0, and 11, being the ed e of the overlap respectively on the topo the crowin on the side, anden the bri One method of securing the overlappingn arts is shown in liefu 3 includin the sono p D 5 5 )L fastener 1Q adapted to receive the enlarge" ment 13 on the adjusting' button and the saine securing device is shown on the brin?. at 14 and 15. t

In Fig. 2 1 haive'shown not only f' instable construction, but have indicati various sizes of hat produced by snapping the button 14 into engagement with any of thev enlargements 15 by the numbers 7i, 7%, etc. The suine numerals to indicate size may be used 'on the crown portion shown in vllig. 1 and Fig. 4, Where a cap is constructed, as in that casethere would be no brim but It' havedeemed it unnecessary to place these numerals thereon7 inasmuch as the manner ot their application isclearly shown in ig. i2. It should be stated that the' numerals may be entirely dispensed with, the adjustment. to the .head of the wearer being made Without them. y

AA second form ofl adjusting device, which may be utilized either with the hat or cap' is shown in Fig. 4f, comprising the rows of holes 16, 17 and 17, on opposite sides of slit 8, and aV lace passed through the holes on opposite sides alternately, is usual in the employment of a lace to draw twoportionsot a body or two bodies together; this lace may be inserted at the topof the crown as shown at 19, and passed through the holes 16 and 17a and 17 and may then be tied 0r secured at its ends as. shown at-QO. The vizor 21 may be secured to the cap in the well known manner.

I have provided an article shown and defoi' a cap or hat used for advertising and other purposes where the chief consideration 'is cheapness and facility of manufacture;

with my construction, any dealer or other person desiring to sell or advertise may orl scribed herein which is especially adapted l A No time therefore is lost in selecting the size which will answer the particular purpose as would be the case Where the selection must bey made from a number of sizes, and the adjusting means is so constructed as to be t very readilyv manipulated. What I claim is:

1. A hat or cap having a` crown formed of a side member and a top cover member, said l l top cover member and side member being slit along a radial line from a point in sai top cover member to its edge and doiwii through said side member, and means for engaging the contiguous edgesjof said members to draw the same together adjustably.

2. A hat formed of a brim member, extensions formed thereon, a crown member secured to said extensions comprising a side member and a cover member7 said members beiiigfdivided along a radial line from the center 'of said cover member, and adjustable y means for engaging the edges of said di- ,-vidcd portions and contracting or releasing the same as desired.

3. A hat comprising a divided brim meniber, integral extensions thereon, a crown t member secured to said extensions formed of aside member-and a cover member. divided along a radial line from the center of said cover member, said division lines in said brim and crown being adapted to form a continuous slit, and means :tor adj ustably se- ,f

curing said divided portions together as desired.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature Jn the presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES F. DODD,

Witnesses:

GEO. lV. RIGHTMIRE, HORACE S. KEER. 

